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- https://www.securityweek.com/grandcrab-new-king-ransomware
Cryptominers have plateaued, GandCrab is the new king of ransomware, adware -- surprise! -- is as prolific as ever, and VPNFilter might herald a new genre of sophisticated multi-purpose malware. These are some of the conclusions drawn from the Malwarebytes Cybercrime tactics and techniques report for Q2, 2018.
The details come from an analysis (PDF) of the telemetry obtained from the millions of computers using Malwarebytes software. It confirms what has been seen elsewhere: "Ransomware detections dropped this quarter on both the consumer and business sides by 12 and 35 percent, respectively."
This doesn't mean that ransomware has gone away. GandCrab has been the most prolific, partly down to its use by the Magnitude botnet. A decryptor for GandCrab is available on the NoMoreRansom website; but Malwarebytes warns, "there's always a risk that the latest versions being distributed by various exploit kits have no solution in place."